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To: Jack Be Quick who wrote (31383)	2/1/1999 1:46:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Ah, the refreshing wit... but, of course, the point is that the partial birth story was true.

To: Jack Be Quick who wrote (31383)	2/1/1999 2:01:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Since we are at a stage of banter, I thought this would be a good point to begin a small tutorial for some of our liberal friends. Let us begin with economics: 1.)The greater the degree of political interference in the economy, the less economic efficiency and the more diluted is consumer sovereignty; 2.) The politicization of an economic sector will increase the power of the most interested parties in the long run, who will use it to cartelize the sector, to the advantage of established firms and the detriment of competition and innovation; 3.) Therefore, government should regulate minimally, merely establishing "rules of the road" and helping with infra- structure, and should limit the use of taxes, tariffs, trade missions, and the like to favor certain outcomes, since they distort the price structure, which is the best means of determining the efficient allocation of resources. My next tutorial will address the principle of subsidiarity.

To: Jack Be Quick who wrote (31383)	2/1/1999 2:18:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Since nothing much seems to be happening with the board, I thought I would go on to discuss the principle of sudsidiarity: 1.) It is more democratic to allow those who are most affected by policy decisions to make the decisions, as when imposing pollution controls on an area; 2.) It is not only more democratic, but it is more efficient, because those closest to the situation are in the best position to calculate trade- offs--- for example, a rich locale might be able to afford more stringent regulations than a poor one; 3.) Also, local contol permits greater diversity among population centers, and therefore allows individuals to locate in the most congenial environment; 4.) Finally, such diversity permits a greater degree of policy experimentation, so that we have a better chance to see what works and what doesn't in such areas as crime control and education; 5.) Therefore, decisions should be made at the lowest level of government feasible, and only rise to the next level when it is unfeasible to contain them. And this is called the principle of subsidiarity. The previous argument goes with this as arguments for limited government, which virtually all Republicans subscribe to.